California Department of Transportation

$745 MILLION IN NEW TRANSPORTATION FUNDING WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND UPGRADE STATE’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

FRESNO - The California Transportation Commission today allocated $745 million in new
funding to 118 transportation projects that will provide congestion relief for motorists
statewide and bolster the state’s economy.

“We’re providing much-needed jobs and putting people to work building better roads,
bridges, rail, and transit for California,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The allocations include nearly $82 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond
approved by voters in 2006. In total, nearly $14 billion in Proposition 1B funds have
been distributed statewide.

The remaining $663 million in allocations today came from assorted transportation
accounts funded by state and federal dollars.

Highlights of the funding allocations include:

An allocation of more than $2,000,000 for a bridge replacement project on State Route 58 in Kern County near Tehachapi, at the Sand Canyon Undercrossing (Bridge#50-0345L).

An allocation of more than $1,800,000 to rehabilitate pavement on State Route 168 in Fresno County, in and near Prather, from north of Oak Creek Road to north of S & E Road.

An allocation of $50,000 for a railroad depot restoration project in Kingsburg, on California Street, between Draper Street and Earl Streets.

Please see the attached file for more information about all projects that received
allocations today.